A Rush of Magic

Pretty sure that people have heard Stop And Stare more times on the radio more than A Little Less Sixteen Candles and A Little More "Touch Me".

Hahaha LP7 thread is falling apart because people are admitting how bad AHFOD is

Comparing FOB to OneRepublic. Youre just proving my point more and more.

You know i really like X&Y and Viva. X&Y is electronic influenced and has a space feel. Viva was an excellent album. They pushed the boundaries of rock with different foreign influences.

AB/AP is not purely pop. Listen to Twin Skeletons (Hotel In NYC) and tell me its anywhere similar to Hymn For The Weekend, Novacaine is a reflection of pop punk, and Jet Pack Blues is most definitely rock. Don't judge the entire album off Uma Thurman which is their tribute to American culture. Even if it is purely pop in your opinion, the lyrics mean something more than "I oh I oh I am feeling drunk and high, so high, so high". It is sad to see how Coldplay has corrupted what rock is and has plagued all of you with horrible lyrics, fancy computer sounds, and voice effects. The band can use a computer, they did it right with Midnight because it was experimental. Then Army of One/X Marks The Spot comes along and its like they took their own music and just handed it to a computer and said "please trash the quality of our music".

Thank you

Hey everyone Im joining the forum. After much consideration and listening to Fall Out Boy, Ive come to my senses that rock needs to he saved and that Coldplay is not helping with that so whatever. I listen to everything but AHFOD because I think MX has some good tunes in it and Ghost Stories connects to me at a personal level. Someone on the LP7 thread had an idea for the band that I think we should all send to them (DM on instagram like I have or email). Here it is: Too many people are leaving this forum Please can I offer Coldplay an idea, but mainly I'm talking to Chris. This is an opportunity like no other to turn the direction of your albums the other way after the AHFOD tour. Please read. Step 1: Directly after the tour, take a long break/hiatus before you return to the studio. Free yourself from the pop anthems you 'want' to write and try and explore the music world a bit more. Try and listen to more of your idols like Travis and Radiohead and bring back some ideas to the rest of your bandmates. Then if you want, try listening to some ambient material to soothe yourself and give yourself a creative idea (like Jon Hopkins, Tycho, Big Noble, Sigur Ros) and write those ideas down as well. Then explore even further into the music world, finding new talents with unique abilities. Some are accessible (but still very good) like twenty one pilots. Some are less accessible (but still very good) like Nine Inch Nails who produce darker ambient music and industrial rock which you could use for ideas. Then contact other band members and see if you can share ideas with each other. During this, try and also come out of the 'safe' pop zone and let the possibilities within other genres be endless! Then scrap Stargate, and continue. Also, refer back to your older material for ideas. Step 2: Announce a change in direction in the year 2019 and produce a different project entirely use your influences and don't let this album feel forced. It could be any genre you want, just not the previous bubblegum pop direction during AHFOD. You could become Ambient, Jazz, Electronica, Rock (although you may not want to as you said you don't want to be a rock band) or even Synthpop or Industrial or Reggae or even Folk! These are just ideas, but if something doesn't change in Coldplay's direction soon, I'm gonna be sad #StopBubblegumPop (lets spread the word so its heard!)

Not to start an argument but before I go I'm gonna defend my band. Yes they have only sold that many records because from 2001-2009 they were a garage punk band that only was famous with the punk culture which is why they didn't sell so much. After Fall Out Boy took a hiatus and returned in 2013, album sales with albums Save Rock And Roll and American Beauty/American Psycho have skyrocketed with both debuting at number 1. They are only 2 albums and 3 years into their arena rock career. How long did it take Coldplay to reach 80 million, or for them to get a Grammy? Fall Out Boy appeals to a larger audience now and even if they never win a single Grammy, they're still preserving something that Coldplay just decided to scrap because they wanted to blend in with the forgettable radio culture. Talk to me in the Oldplaying forums.

Im glad they believe theyre doing good. But they wont be remembered. Their close friends and family, and the hardcore fans will remember them but as time moves on, Hymn For The Weekend will just become another forgotten radio hit, and Adventure Of A Lifetime will be remembered at best as a failed attempt by the band to copy Daft Punk. I think im leaving. Fall Out Boy offers music that not only appeals stylistically to me, but also will be remembered for centuries. I apologize for the pun. In all seriousness, they are able to provide a balance between radio and culture like the bands of the 20th century did. They are unique and are following their own path and are just as grateful as Chris Martin to be in a band without letting people step on them, but also without stepping over boundaries. From hereon I am officially resigning from this fandom. May God bless this band and I hope they turn around one day like Fall Out Boy did after their hiatus. Good luck, A Rush of Magic.

$10 they take a hiatus in 2018

I think its time the band took a break

I dont think theres anything wrong with love, but we cant deny the fact that Coldplay is becoming irrelevant in music each day even after the SB50 Halftime Show which the band practically set up to have themselves overshadowed. They really try but Chris just lets people walk all over them without care. You need to be kind and loving but you also need to retain a reputation as a musician and Chris is basically that kid that you can tease over and over again because they ignore you. Coldplay better get their act together

Recently I have found myself listening to a lot of music from the band Fall Out Boy. I enjoy both their punk and rock material very much. I watched the band's musical movie The Youngblood Chronicles recently and as slightly terrifying as it was, it actually made me think about what side of music I support. Coldplay is a band that did rock all the way up until 2011 but has now openly stated that "the genre has nowhere to go". I don't know if I can believe this. Rock and roll is something that has created legends in the music industry while pop stars are simply celebrities drooled over for their good looks and soon forgotten because of their lack of actual impact on the world. Michael Jackson lasted so long in the business because he always changed his sound and involved a lot of rock elements in his music including having guitarist Slash play on a few of his songs. U2 will be remembered for their rock and I don't want Coldplay to drift away into the mainstream radio pop culture and be forgotten in 2 years. Pop is a competition to be number one on iTunes with songs from multiple artists that all sound the same with crappy lyrics that will never inspire. What ever happened to "Tears stream, down your face, when you lose something you cannot replace" or even the lyrics about a fallen king in Viva La Vida? Now Chris writes the worst lyrics he ever has and heavily supports One Direction, Justin Bieber, Tove Lo, and other pop artists who will eventually fade away. Meanwhile there are 2 bands that are actually keeping rock and roll alive today: Imagine Dragons and Fall Out Boy. The first I have seen in concert and let me tell you they are keeping the spirit of rock alive. Especially with the long hair and beard combo. Fall Out Boy, as I mentioned earlier, stands to save rock and roll and wants to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. If rock is "dead", than why can these two bands still top the charts in the 2010s? The only reason rock would be "dying' would be because bands like Coldplay have given up on it. Let me cut to the chase, I don't know if I can support Coldplay right now, but I do know this: rock and roll is something that will never be replaced or forgotten if it dies out.

Theres also the chance that theyre gonna come back nxt year

People bashed Ghost Stories when it first came out. Now we all miss that era. History repeats itself i guess

SNL making fun of white people freaking out over Beyoncé's tribute to African American culture

Good

We should all put a letter together from the Coldplaying Community. It makes it look more official than a bunch of pissed fans (which is what we are but hey we're a community of pissed fans)

Believe me many reasons. Thats probably like one out of 100000000000000

Correct.

So a congress member made fun of Coldplay's halftime. Let me get this members name and ill write an interesting letter to him

Halftime has begun

I just saw the last name "Paradis" (Paradise without the e) on a Denver Bronco unform. I am rooting for Denver.

I feel really nervous as if I actually performing with them. Idk why

Yeah no worries you got time. The second quarter just started. we have approximately 13 minutes until halftime